Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1887-06-08
ADDITIONAL NEWS.

CHIEF JUSTICE MERCER, OF the Su-
preme Court of Pennsylvania, died at
Wallingford, Conn.,, recently from conges-
ton of the lungs.
A RECENT storm at Oberlin, Ohio, was
such that the water carried away nearly all
the town bridges and rose several feet
above the floors on several streets. The
gas works were deluged, and Gilchrist's
lumber yard aud planning mill were much
damaged. The front of the carriage works
was blocked with logs from Swifts lumber
yard. About fifty houses were flooded.
The damage is estimated at From SIS, 900
to $4,000. At GAINESVILLE, Ohio. lightning
struck the Black Diamond Manufacturing
Company's works and burned the establish
ment; loss, $4,000. The lightning was
unusually destructive at various points
throughout the State.
A FAMILY by the name of PEBBLES were
killed at Fort Worth, Texas, by lightning,
with the exception of Mrs. PEBBLES. The
infant in Mrs. PEBBLES arms was killed,
leaving the mother unhurt.
JAMES S. SPEED, Abraham Lincoln's
Attorney General, is dying at his home
near Louisville, Ky.
COMMITTEE of West Virginia artisans
is going 10 Washington to tell the
inter- state commerce commission OF the
disastrous effects of the Ruagan- Cullom
act. As the commission has no power to
repeal or alter the law, the West Virginia
workingmen are undertaking a FOOLS
errand.
The formal transfer Of the Vandalia line
of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton
Railroad has occurred.
A. VANsANTvooRD and George c. Ma
goun have been chosen directors Of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
road, to succeed Alexander Mitchell and
julius Wadsworth. An increase of $lO,-
Qpls 90 In the capital stc1k II rocomUend-
I'd zOr the purposs Of making extensions
and purchasing the Chicago and Evanston
Railroad. The election of president was
deferred.
The general executive committee of the
Knights of Labor of Chicago, have de-
clared boycott upon the carpets made in
the establishment where the members of
district assembly 1885, who were recently
suspended from the order, are employed.
The word "boycotl" is not employed by
the committee, Lut the phrase, 1--WE cannot
recommend these carpets" answers the
purpose just as well. The local assem-
blies of New York and Philadelphia repud-
late the action of the committee.
SETTLERS on the land claimed under
the fraudulent Maxwell grant, which has
been sustained by the Supreme court, are
organizing to resist the claims of the CON-
pany holding the grant. 1t is believed
that serious trouble will ensue il the com.
pany attempts to enforce its demands,
which are pronounced extortionate.
A ST. PETERSBURG special states that
the first attempt that has been made to re-
place the present emir of Kokhara by his
brother will be the signal for Russian oc-
cnpaiion of the country. The Novoe Vre-
moya says that it suspects England 10 be
intriguing in Bokhara, and warns England
that such conduct, instead of rendering
Russia more pliable in accepting the pro-
posed settlement of the Egyptian ques-
ton, will have contrary effect.
1T is reported at Madrid that hidden
treasure to the value of 95. .OOO, 900 pounds
has been discovered in the palace of the
deceased vazier, at Robat, Morocco. The
Sultan, it is said, has confscated the
treasure, and is having it conveyed to the
imperial Golfers.
JAMES G. BLAINE and family have start
Cd for London.
GEN. CARNAHAN, a leading Republican
Of Indianapolis. has been arrested on an
indictment for election frauds.